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A Russian warplane made several close-range passes by an American warship in the Black Sea over the weekend, in what the Pentagon is calling a "provocative" move amid escalating tensions in the region.

The jet, a Russian Su-24, made numerous low-altitude passes on Saturday over the USS Donald Cook, a guided-missile Navy destroyer in the western Black Sea, the Pentagon confirmed.

According to officials, the jet made a total of 12 passes over the course of 90 minutes. It did not once respond to multiple contacts and warnings from the USS Donald Cook, despite the fact that the U.S. Navy ship was able to reach the cockpit directly.

The Pentagon says that the jet had no visible missiles attached to its wings and that the incident ended without any exchange of fire.

"This provocative and unprofessional Russian action is inconsistent with international protocols and previous agreements of a professional interaction between our militaries," Pentagon spokesman Col. Steve Warren said.

The low altitude of the jet varied at times from "virtual sea level to several thousand feet," Warren said. The jet did not "buzz" the Cook, but "flew too close," he said.

A second Russian Su-24 was in the area the entire time, but did not make any similarly provocative maneuvers.

The Pentagon says there has been no official communication with the Russians since the incident, and that a formal protest has not yet been filed.

It's not unusual for U.S. Navy ships to operate in the Black Sea. The Donald Cook moved into the region last week for what the Navy called "routine operations," though the deployment is seen mostly as a symbolic response to tensions along the Ukrainian-Russian border.

The jet encounter further escalates those tensions as pro-Russian protesters seize or block government buildings in eastern Ukraine. U.S. officials have accused Moscow of fueling the unrest, as was alleged in the Crimean Peninsula last month.

The Obama administration has threatened further sanctions amid the violence.

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I have a feeling at some point the US will go to war with Russia.
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Famous_Energy wrote I have a feeling at some point the US will go to war with Russia.


I wouldn't doubt it, it will be started by us. We shouldn't even have a ship over there, lol.
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Famous_Energy wrote I have a feeling at some point the US will go to war with Russia.
I do as well, which would not be good for anyone. The U.S. Has been cutting military down a bit and if this was too occur, the draft would probably be put back into effect. I'm in the Army myself and could tell you that there would be mass casualties on both sides. As long as Nuclear Weapons are NOT used it would probably wind up being World War 3. Now we have more troops then Russia does. Russia has a decent amount of armored vehicles such as APC and Tanks. They aren't made that well. I've seen a T-90 and one of their APC's. They have some in the Graveyard on Fort Hood. Our Abrams would destroy a T-90 in a heart beat same goes for the APC's. We have Much more advanced technology then Russia.

Point being It would not be great for either side...
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There will be a WW3 eventually.
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I think there will be a WW3 eventually also -Tupac

I am going to build a private fallout shelter for myself in a few years.. (bit extreme, I know)
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C02 wrote I think there will be a WW3 eventually also -Tupac

I am going to build a private fallout shelter for myself in a few years.. (bit extreme, I know)



I don't blame you. I might do the same, haha.
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Not a smart thing to do.

Send a 40 YO aircraft to fly close to a ship that has The Phalanx CIWS???? That won't end well. The most likely outcome will be a loud noise and some debris in the water.


God, I miss Patton.


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I don't know why they want to instigate a war.
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Russia's already got plenty too deal with ukrain sn))((
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